Improvement in culinary steamers



`UNITIID STATES PATENT OFFICE N WILLIAM M. SMITH, OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMNT IN CULINARY STEAMERS.

Spcclication forming part of Lctters PatentN0.15S,323, dated December 29,1874; application fled December 7, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM M. SMITH, of Peoria, in theV county of Peoria and State of Illinois,. have invented certain new and useiulImprovements in Culinary Steamers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ot' reference marked thereon, which form a part ot' this specification.

rlhe nature ot' my invention consists in the construction and arrangement of a steamer for culinary purposes, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the annexed drawing, Figure 1 is a plan view of my culinary steamer 5 and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vert-ical section of the same, showing it inserted in another vessel.

A represents the body ot' my steamer', made ot' any suitable dimensions, and provided at or near its upper end with a circumferential horizontally-projectin g ange, B, which ian ge is to rest on top of a kettle or other vessel, C, for boiling Water, allowing the steamer to hang inside of said vessel. rlhe steamer A is provided with a tight-titting cover, D, to prevent the steam escaping into the room. IVithin the steamer are one or more perforated horizontal partitions or diaphragms, E, resting upon lugs a, or other supports. In the side ofthe vessel or steamer A are one or more holes, b, to admit steam from the exterior vessel G to the interior of the steamer.

When the apparatus is in use the steamer A is entirely surrounded by steam, and also filled with steam through the apertures b.

The pressure of the steam is always the same, or more, on the outside of the steamer, and hence all the flavors and juices of meats and vegetables are retained in the steamer,

4and no odor will escape into the room; nor

does any ot' the water from the steam that may be condensed in the steamer return to the vessel G, but it is held in the bottom of the steamer unt-il the articles therein are sufciently steamed, when it may be removed.

A variety of fruits, vegetables, meats, Sto., can be cooked at the same time Without their' iiavors commingling.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

As an improvement in culinary Steamers, the device herein described, consisting of the steamer A, having circumferential iilange B, cover D, tight bottom, and steam -inlets b through the sides near the top, all combined as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signature in presence ot' two witnesses.

VILLIAM M. SMITH.

Witnesses:

DAVID H. TRITP, STEPHEN S. Terri). 

